Where was King Kong when we needed him?" Public discourse, digital disaster jokes, and the functions of laughter after 9/11

Resource type
Article (Journal)
Authors
Giselinde Kuipers
Publication year
2005
Journal
The Journal of American Culture
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
70-84
Link
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-734X.2005.00155.x
Tags
Topics
Humour Jokes Laughter Sociology of humour
Places
US
Citation Chicago Manual of Style (Documentation II: Author-Date), 17th edition
Kuipers, Giselinde. 2005. ‘Where was King Kong when we needed him?" Public discourse, digital disaster jokes, and the functions of laughter after 9/11’. The Journal of American Culture. 28 (1): 70-84. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-734X.2005.00155.x